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Swinney urged to increase spending on benefits as Chancellor lifts two-child cap

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the UK Government’s actions will lift thousands of Scottish children out of poverty.

Evening Standard

SNP calls on Chancellor to ‘help, not hammer’ families in Budget

Rachel Reeves is expected to introduce tax hikes in her announcement.

Evening Standard

Reeves must use Budget to restore public trust in party, Scottish Labour leader warns

Anas Sarwar issued a warning days before the chancellor delivers her make-or-break Budget - with crucial elections in Scotland in May threatening to decide Keir Starmer’s future as PM

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Tax the banks to offer £300 energy bill cuts, Reeves urged

The SNP said a windfall tax on commercial banks would raise £8 billion a year.

The Independent UK

SNP majority at Holyrood will end Starmer’s time at Number 10, claims Swinney

The Scottish First Minister said he has ‘no doubt’ the Prime Minister will be unable to remain in office.

Evening Standard

Swinney warns Starmer and Reeves of ‘risks’ if Budget fails to end austerity

Scottish First Minister John Swinney said the ending of austerity was what people are ‘desperately seeking’.

Evening Standard

Westminster ‘sleepwalking into’ Scottish deindustrialisation – Stephen Flynn

Stephen Flynn criticised the Government’s decision not to step in, as the Fife Ethylene Plant winds down.

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SNP urges UK Government to intervene to save jobs at Fife plant

Stephen Flynn claimed oil and gas jobs are being ‘pushed off a cliff’ in Scotland.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer has had ‘500 days of failure’ in office, says SNP

SNP Westminster deputy leader Pete Wishart highlighted issues such as pensioner winter fuel payments and the two-child benefit cap.

Evening Standard

Alan Cumming: I’ve seen Nicola Sturgeon blossom since she quit as first minister

The 60-year-old said the former SNP leader seemed happier and ‘more relaxed’ when he saw her recently.

The Independent UK

Sarwar urges Reeves to scrap two-child cap in Budget

The Chancellor will unveil her Budget later this month.

Evening Standard

NHS will face pressure this winter during ‘challenging’ flu season, says Swinney

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar accused the Government of forcing the health service to ‘breaking point’.

Evening Standard

Scotland plans to issue £1.5bn of its own bonds – ‘kilts’ rather than gilts

Announcement by first minister John Swinney comes after Moody’s and S&P give country same credit rating as UK

The Guardian - UK

Swinney has ‘bottled it’ on nuclear, Starmer says as he urges SNP to end ban

The Prime Minister spoke after announcing the UK’s first small modular reactor in north Wales.

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Teacher workload ‘not sustainable’ union says as strike action ballot opens

The ballot runs until January 14.

The Independent UK

BBC-Trump live: Broadcaster apologises to US president but rejects $1bn pay demand

US president had given corporation until Friday to respond to his lawsuit threat with compensation

Evening Standard

Teacher ballot on strike action to open over contact time dispute

The Scottish Government is ‘disappointed’ with the ballot opening, a spokesman said.

Evening Standard

Less than two thirds of Scots satisfied with local health services – survey

The Scottish Household Survey spoke to more than 10,400 people.

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Inspector who hunted Stone of Destiny after 1950 raid was given fragment as gift

William Kerr was one of those tasked with finding the ancient Stone of Scone following the audacious raid.

The Guardian - UK

Welcome to 21st-century politics: a bitter revolt against power that will consume Labour and the Tories

A mood of turbulence and insurgency against the two main parties has been building for years, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon: I understand why people doubt my ignorance of alleged SNP embezzlement

‘Trust me, I had no idea’ about potential wrongdoing in Scottish National party, says former first minister

Evening Standard

Sturgeon: My political appetite has been reawakened but I’m not coming back

The former Scottish first minister will step down as an MSP at next May’s Holyrood election.

The Independent UK

Mystery of missing Stone of Destiny fragments solved

The 152kg block was spirited away from Westminster Abbey by a group of Scottish nationalist students

Evening Standard

Reform ‘don’t care’ about the Union, Kemi Badenoch claims

The Conservative leader criticised rivals Reform UK, insisting Nigel Farage’s party ‘don’t care about the independence debate’.

Evening Standard

18-year-old elected as SNP councillor in by-election

Josh Fyvie’s win makes his the the largest party on Stirling Council.

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